Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Antwerp's Diamond Quarter

Recession takes the sparkle out of Antwerp's diamond quarter
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/jun/23/diamond-gems-trade-antwerp-belgium

Useful link:
www.diamantkring.org

Four out of five uncut diamonds produced anywhere in the world + more than half of the polished stones travel from Australia, Russia, Canada, India, Botswana and London to Antwerp for buying and selling. The diamond trade is dominated by minorities such as Orthodox Jews, Indian Jains, Maronite Christians from Lebanon and Armenians.

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